Packing-case.



:No, '7|2,|oo. Patented-Oct. 28,1902.

0-. L. SHELTON..

PACKING CASE.

(Applicationkiled Apr. 6. 1901:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES L. SHELTON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

PACKING-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,100, dated October28, 1902.

Application filed April a. 190i. herialNo. 54,591. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. SHELTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at O0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Packing-Cases, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of packing-cases for glassware;and the objects of my invention are to provide a packin g-case of thisclass of superior construction and arrangement of parts, wherebyglassware may be readily and effectively packed within a comparativelysmall space. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a View in elevation of myimproved packing-case with one side thereof removed. Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 66 m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the casewith the top removed. Fig. & is a plan view of the bottom frame-tray;and Fig. 5 is a detail view, in perspective, of a portion of the upperpacking cover-plate.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a box or case of which 1represents the vertical connected sides, 2 the bottom, and 3 the top. Atthe junctions of the sides of the casing 1 I provide verticalstrengthening cleats or standards 4C, and the upper end portions ofthese corner-cleats are connected by transverse upper and lowerstrengthening bars or cleats 5 and 6.

In the drawings I have shown my improved packing-case as adapted tocontain electriclight globes or other bowl-like bodies. In

supporting the lower one of these bowl-shaped bodies, which is indicatedat 7, I provide a bottom packing-frame, which consists of two transverseframe-bars 8, which rest upon" the bottom of the box 1 and which havesecured to their upper sides separated and parallel horizontalframe-boards 9, each of the latter having its inner edge portionprovided with a curved recess 10. The edges of these recessed portionshave secured thereto radially the corresponding ends of packing-points11, the pointed terminations of which are adapted to be bent downward,as indicated more clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The pacloing-points 11 are preferably formed of strawboard or similar yieldingmaterial and the partially-circular seat formed by these radiall y-arranged packing-points is adapted to receive and support the dome or roundedend portion of the lower bowl-like body 7. This being accomplished, Iplace upon the upper side of the lower body? apacking tray orframecomprising united frame pieces 12, which form a frame adapted to fitwithin the casing 1, saidframe having secured to its under side astrawboard plate 13. Secured to the under side of this plate 13 is asecond strawboard section or plate 15, the latter having an openingtherein corresponding with the opening 14 and having projecting inwardlytoward the center from the edges of said opening pointed tongues 16,these tongues being adapted, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, tobe bent downward into the mouth of the bowl.

The packing-tray is further reinforced by an under side strawboard plate17, which, as prescribed for the plate 13, is provided with a centralopening. This lower strawboard plate 17 adjacent to its central openingbears upon the rim of the next lower bowl '7. It will be observed byreference to Fig. 3 of the drawings that the end portions of theframebars 12 are recessed, as indicated at 18, these recesses beingadapted to receive the frame corner -pieces 4. By successively insertingthe glass bodies 7 so that their rounded or dome portions are seatedinthe openings 14 and against the tongues 16 and arranging thepacking-trays upon the rims of-the bowllike bodies 7 the packing-case isfilled until the rim of the upper bowl-bodyis adjacent to the topthereof. Upon this top bowl-body is "placed a packing-cover or top plate19,0f strawboard or similar material, the latter having secured theretoat desirable points transverse wooden cleats 20, the extended endportions of which are adapted, as indicated more clearly in Fig. 5 ofthedrawings, to fit into top recesses in the box or casingsides. Thepacking operation thus-being completed, the coverboards 3 of the' caseare secured in their positions on the top of said case.

By the above-described operation it will be seen that glass articlessimilar to those herein described may be quickly and safely packed andthat the means employed for supporting and seating said articles aresuch as to prevent the glass surfaces coming into contact with eachother and to assist in retaining said articles in rigid positions Withinthe packing-case.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a packing-case for glass and similar Ware, the combination with abox-body 1, of a lower supporting-frame in the bottom of said box andconsisting of horizontal frame-pieces 9 having inner edge recesses andpacking points or tongues projecting therefrom, packing-trays adapted tofit and be inserted within said external case, each of said packingtrayscomprising a frame and a filling of strawboard or similar materialhaving a central opening and packing-tongues 16 projecting Within saidopenings from its edge portion and a cover for said packing-case,substantially as specified.

CHARLES L. SHELTON. In presence of-- C. O. SHEPHERD, P. S. KARSHNER.

